We seriously love our smartphones and tablets. So much so that we’ll see a larger install base of smartphones and tablets than PCs by around halfway through next year.
For now tablets and smartphones aren’t likely to replace desktop computers entirely, but the fact that 821-million of them will have been sold by the end of this year is as strong an indication as any that we’re moving toward the post PC era. Or at the very least, a definition of PC not restricted to the desktop.
According to tech research company Gartner, those 821-million smart devices will account for 70% of all devices sold this year.
Growth in the sector isn’t about to stop either. By 2013, 821-million smart devices will have become 1.2-billion, with tablets showing especially significant growth. Gartner reckons that by 2016, even businesses will be buying triple the number of tablets they are now.
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